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| - Bored from the same old Asian cuisine me and my friends chow down on a daily basis, we wanted to try something different. Hell, why not Ethiopian food?? So I did some research and found this jewel of a restaurant in a run-down mall on Twain and Swenson.
The restaurant is modestly decorated with some traditional Ethiopian art, and they even have a legit Ethiopian coffee experience you can purchase for about $15 I think? They also had a stage in the restaurant so I'm assuming they have live music at specific times as well.
The food was good, but it's an acquired taste. The bread was a bit sour for my taste buds, but the chicken was good and deliciously marinated. Although it wasn't fitted for my taste, I respect the fact that the food was not standardized to appeal to average consumers; It's as real of an Ethiopian dish you can get. I can see that it may be highly enjoyable after I build an acquired taste for it.
I gotta say the service was wonderful, and that's what earned the fourth star for me. The server greeted us and constantly filled our waters, helped us with whatever we needed, and even other people eating engaged in conversations with us. It may be in a run-down mall and whatever, but the people are very friendly. All in all, it's definitely somewhere I would go with friends or families in town looking for an experience.
PROS: Original Ethiopian food, service is great
CONS: Location is a bit meh, it's an acquired taste
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